I like to use CTRL-ALT + Numpad-keys to align 4 terminal windows on one monitor (One in each corner of the screen). Is there a way (shortcut) to quickly make a particular one active for typing without ...

Which desktop environments allow to drag'n'drop files/data across applications while task-switching using Alt-Tab (without the need to move mouse cursor to a specific UI element and/or wait for other ...

From 11.04 getting used to quickly push the mouse into the top left corner to make the launcher appear, I have to realize that in 11.10 only the Globalmenu appears.
What's the intended functionality ...

When viewing large PDFs with small print where one has to zoom in to be able to read even on fullscreen, it would be nice to be able to move the 'paper' with the drag of the mouse (hand cursor type).
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I'd like to be able to bind a global keystroke send a sequence of keystrokes to a specific app.
Specifically: I'm using the Last.fm client, and I'd like to be able to start/stop music with a global ...

General discussion of usability issue
I'm having a few usability issues with the Unity Launcher.
I'm using 11.04 with the Auto-hide feature activated.
When I go to close a window (or press the back ...

Some text editors use Ctrl + H while others Ctrl + R -- some even know both. Should maybe the Find dialog double as Replace dialog, so Ctrl + F would be another option?
Is there user experience style ...

I very much liked the weather details showing up simply by way of mouse over the weather icon of the datetime applet. (The indicator-weather shows similar infos only via click, currently as menu items ...

I recently learned that there is a huge pile of documentation in /usr/share/doc.
It seems like much of it is gzipped so that it is not directly accessible without administrative privileges:
$ gunzip ...

When I wake up my laptop (Ubuntu 10.04) from suspension, it does not recognize the available wireless networks. The only way to refresh the list is to disable wireless networking, and than enable it.
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I develop code. I use terminal alot. I use many terminal windows alot. I hate how tabs look.
Any useful applications that allow for multiple terminal use, and streamline my development. allow me to ...